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After hearing so many people say that the 20.5 gal tank on the Commander is "too small", I'm terribly curious as to what vehicles you owned with larger tanks. My Grand Cherokee has a 21 gallon tank; my Sienna has a 25gal (I think). Granted, 200 miles is not grand on a tankful, but the math says that you're getting 9.75mpg (200/20.5). Even assuming that you fill up with a gallon and a half left in the tank (since most of us don't wait until we're on fumes), you're still getting only 10.5mpg (200/19). What are you folks doing to get mileage that low?
Even assuming the 14mpg average that people claim to be getting, you should be getting 287 miles per tank. 19mpg would yield 389 miles per tank. Of course, these figures are for the full 20.5 gallons; 19 gallons would equal 224 miles at 14mpg and 361 for 19mpg.
Incidentally, those last figures would jibe with what I am seeing on my Grand Cherokee right now, which does 14 city/19 hwy on average.
Even assuming the 14mpg average that people claim to be getting, you should be getting 287 miles per tank. 19mpg would yield 389 miles per tank. Of course, these figures are for the full 20.5 gallons; 19 gallons would equal 224 miles at 14mpg and 361 for 19mpg.
Incidentally, those last figures would jibe with what I am seeing on my Grand Cherokee right now, which does 14 city/19 hwy on average.